Updated: Jan 21st, 2026 Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 450, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, local media reported on Wednesday. Lahore, with an AQI of 452, was ranked in the first spot among the most polluted cities...
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Trump’s Davos summit visit delayed after his airplane forced to return over technical snag
Updated: Jan 21st, 2026 Trump’s plane, Air force one, was forced to return to joint base Andrews in Washington, DC, around an hour after leaving for Davos to attend World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit on Tuesday because of “minor technical issue“. Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews around an hour after leaving for...
Sunita Williams retires from NASA after 27 years, three missions and record 608 days in space
Sunita Williams, one of the most accomplished astronauts in the history of human spaceflight, has retired from the American space agency NASA after an extraordinary 27-year career. Her retirement follows a historic and unexpected nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking the conclusion of a journey defined by endurance, leadership, and scientific excellence....
Our family is growing: Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child
Updated: Jan 21st, 2026 Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President J D Vance, has announced that she is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, with the baby due in July. The announcement was made through a post on social media platform X, drawing congratulatory messages from across the political spectrum. “We’re very happy...
Trump shares altered map on Truth Social, showing Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as US territories
Trump shared the altered map of Canada, Greenland and Venezuela on Truth Social US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted an altered map of the United States on his social media platform, Truth Social, depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as US territories. Minutes later, Trump shared another image showing himself planting a US flag in...
France to decline Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, Canada won’t pay for a seat.
Updated: Jan 20th, 2026 France has decided not to take part in US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” which was launched to help rebuild Gaza after the war. According to reports citingsource close to French President Emmanuel, France does not plan to respond positively to the invitation. According to reports, the French officials...
NORAD aircraft to arrive in Greenland for ‘long-planned’ activities amid tensions with US
Updated: Jan 20th, 2026 North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said its aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to support a series of “long-planned NORAD activities”. The aircraft will join other assets operating from bases in the continental United States and Canada, said NORAD on X, adding that the...
12 students killed as minibus collides with truck in South Africa
Updated: Jan 19th, 2026 At least 12 students were killed on Monday when a minibus carrying students collided with a truck south of Johannesburg, police said, in the latest deadly road accident in South Africa, according to reports. The crash reportedly took place near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about 60 km south of Johannesburg....
Nobel says Peace Prize cannot be ‘transferred’ after Machado’s White House gesture
Updated: Jan 19th, 2026 The Nobel Foundation on Sunday clarified that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be passed on or symbolically transferred, following Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado’s claim that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House. In a...
Trump invites PM Modi to join proposed ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza
Updated: Jan 19th, 2026 US President Donald Trump has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting him to be part of a proposed international body called the “Board of Peace”, aimed at working towards lasting peace in the Middle East, particularly Gaza. The letter, dated January 16, 2026, was shared publicly by the US Ambassador...









